Tag Archives: Judaic Studies

(Madame Blavatsky) I wanted to share remarks shared with me by Craig Martin in response to a suggestion made to me by another friend and colleague on FB that one thing we do in Judaic Studies, as an academic discipline, … Continue reading →

There’s a lot wrong with the Judaic Studies Program here at Syracuse. Given inter-university infighting between schools, it’s been almost impossible to hire a historian which means we are the only Judaic Studies Program in the world with a history … Continue reading →

[[ I had a long talk with my dear friend and colleague Gail Hamner, who is an all-around Marx–Peirce–Foucault–Deleuze–Film–Science–Christian-Studies maven. With her help, I finally came up with a multi-part pitch for Judaic Studies, meant to appeal to undergraduates at … Continue reading →

This is the longer version of what I compacted the other day onto a single page, trying to find some kind of orienting point around which to build up a Judaic Studies Program. As the new director of Judaic Studies … Continue reading →

This is what I have come up with, trying to pitch a major in Modern Judaic Studies to the undergraduate student body here at Syracuse. The tricky part is how to frame the major as a double major and synchronize … Continue reading →